Poetry by Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

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Ten Lines about Bluebirds

Bluebirds

blue-winged flitters

Flit, fly, freely

Bounces, just a few ounces

Gathers grub for love

Unites for family delights

Here’s a treat

Happily, perched, chirps

Bellies bely gluttony

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A Poem About Things I Love

In this breath filled life the first is family among my loves.
Next, are friends like family, adopted in hearts with ease.
Colors of all sorts have value, satisfy a sweeter view.
Paintbrushes, water, mugs united for the creation of artful things.
Papers of all colors and textures that wait patiently for my attention.
Photographs of almost everything, no matter if I know your Aunt Sally.
Friendly faces, covered with grins, even if I don’t know them.
Scents of lavender, vanilla, caramel, and floral sweetness as I walk past.
Coffee, chocolate, and peanut butter.
Blue ink, yellow paper, and ideas.
Dream filled naps I want to remember, when people I have lost come back to see me.
These are just some of the things that make me smile with joy.
I am curious to know what makes others fill with glee.

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Haikus About Harvest

The Petals of Pie

petals flavor pie
savory from herb harvest
grown from history
 
Memories of Sweet Taste

taste the memories
harvests after sweat and spade
earth has its own soul
 
Applesauce

gleaned apples so ripe
chopped, cooked until soft to press
push, turn, plop, it’s done

© Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld is the founder and manager of Prolific Pulse Press LLC and a widely published poet and writer. She is the editor of numerous anthologies and is an editor for Fine Lines Journal. Tomey-Zonneveld is Poet Laureate Emeritus of Garden of Neuro Institute and resides in North Carolina. You can follow her at ProlificPulse.blog